SWPP Faculty-Student Research Opportunities

Addison Babineau

Areas of interest:
Student learning, STEM concept and category learning, self-regulated learning, metacognition, beliefs and perceptions about learning

Usually works with:
Undergraduate and graduate students

How to contact:
ababineau@twu.edu

Dowon Choi

Areas of research interest:
AI-powered chatbot human validation and refinement, creativity and intelligence frameworks in gifted and talented education and research, and mindfulness and ADHD.

Usually works with:
Undergraduate and graduate students in the AI & Mindfulness lab.

How to contact:
dchoi2@twu.edu

Otter Day

Areas of interest:
The use of slurs, neologisms and the process of reclamation; language as a reflection of implicit biases and attitudes; memory and emotion; experiences of those within the LGBTQ+ community that identify with labels such as asexual, demisexual, pansexual, genderfluid, agender, demi boy, etc.; and women in leadership

Usually works with:
Undergraduate and graduate students

How to contact:
otter.day@twu.edu

Brandi Felderhoff, PhD, LCSW-S, APHSW-C

Areas of interest:
End of life care, caregivers at the end of life, death/dying/bereavement, advance directives/life planning, veterans, mental health, clinical mental health diagnosis and interventions, social work professional development

Usually works with:
Mostly graduate students, but open to working with undergraduates if it is the right fit

How to contact:
bfelderhoff@twu.edu

Chris Hart

Areas of interest:
Lying

Usually works with:
Graduate and undergraduate students

How to contact:
chart2@twu.edu

Debra (Deb) Mollen

Areas of interest:
Reproductive justice, choosing to be childfree, abortion misinformation, sexuality education, training in sexuality for psychologists, multicultural issues/diversity

Usually works with:
Graduate students (no formal research team at this time)

How to contact:
dmollen@twu.edu

Elisa Na

Areas of interest:
Transgenic mouse models of obesity and autism spectrum disorder

Usually works with:
Undergraduate and graduate students

How to contact:
ena@twu.edu

Website:
https://ena1985.wixsite.com/website

Shamsun Nahar

Areas of interest:
Reproductive health; intimate partner violence; disaster social work

Usually works with:
Open to working with undergraduate and graduate students

How to contact:
snahar1@twu.edu

Ronald S. Palomares, PhD, KH

Areas of interest:
Strengths of military-connected children, application of policy work, positive psychology and interconnectedness of mental health professions

Usually works with:
Mostly graduate students (no formal research team at this time), but open to working with undergraduates if it is the right fit

How to contact:
rpalomares@twu.edu

Claudia Pyland

Areas of interest:
Mental health treatment with ADHD and autistic adults, trauma and attachment in autistic adults, intimate partner violence

Usually works with:
Graduate students

How to contact:
cporras@twu.edu

Yoonsun Pyun

Areas of research interest:
Protective and risk factors that influence youth outcomes (e.g., academic, social-emotional, behavioral), particularly the role of social relationships with a consideration for cultural, environmental and systemic factors. 

Usually works with:
Mostly graduate students, but open to working with undergraduate students

How to contact:
ypyun@twu.edu

(Alannah) Shelby Rivers

Areas of interest:
Close relationships; physical and mental health; psychological assessments and psychometrics; healthcare access and barriers to care; health disparities; treatment attitudes, decision-making, and adherence; patient-practitioner relationships; attachment

Usually works with:
Undergraduate and graduate students

How to contact:
arivers1@twu.edu

Lisa Rosen

Areas of interest:
Research with children, adolescents and families focuses on peer relationships, bullying and mental health; parent-child relationships; and adolescent use of social media. Research with adults focuses on workplace bullying and experiences of working mothers.

Usually works with:
Undergraduate and graduate students

How to contact:
lrosen@twu.edu

Lab website

Linda Rubin

Areas of interest:
Traumatic stress, trauma-based disorders, domestic violence/intimate partner violence, rape/sexual assault, stalking, bullying

Usually works with:
Undergraduate and graduate students

How to contact:
Contact Lisa Rosen, PhD, at lrosen@twu.edu

Marlene Williams

Areas of research interest:
Intergenerational trauma, post traumatic growth, intersectional identity development, peripartum mental health

Usually works with:
Graduate students, ROOTS collective research and mentorship lab

How to contact:
mwilliams71@twu.edu

Hansong Zhang

Areas of interest:
Spirituality and religion, positive psychology, mental health, multiculturalism

Usually works with:
Undergraduate and graduate students

How to contact:
hzhang4@twu.edu

If you are SWPP faculty who would like to be listed on this page or need your information updated, please contact the SWPP Research Committee at arivers1@twu.edu.